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As the words fell, a figure over two meters tall, with a slender body as straight and sharp as a javelin, walked in from outside the hall.
"Snake Lance Elder, what brings you here?" Bibi Dong looked at Snake Lance with some surprise.
Although Elder Snake Lance belonged to the Elder Palace, he rarely participated in the affairs of the Elder Palace, as he spent most of his time in the Heaven Dou Empire, or more precisely, by Qian Renxue's side.
If it were other Elders from the Elder Palace, they might be there to cause her trouble, but if it was Snake Lance, then it might not be the same matter.
Snake Lance Douluo looked at Bibi Dong, then glanced at Hu Liena on the ground, and said indifferently, "Young Miss asked me to tell Your Holiness to thoroughly check the Golden Generation's bodies."
"What do you mean?" Bibi Dong's eyes narrowed slightly as she looked at Snake Lance Douluo.
Snake Lance Douluo waved his hand, "Your Holiness will know once you check. If there's no problem, that's naturally for the best. If there's any issue, I believe with Your Holiness's ability, you will naturally understand why."
With that, Snake Lance Douluo turned and left directly.
Bibi Dong seemed to have thought of something, her brows instantly furrowed. She stepped forward, came before Hu Liena, and placed her hand on her shoulder. It was fine before the check, but upon checking, Bibi Dong's face immediately filled with frost, and a cold yet powerful terrifying Aura erupted, "How dare he devour Nana's Origin Life force! He's courting death!"
"Fallen Soul Master?" Chrysanthemum Douluo's pupils constricted, and a sharp voice came, "Your Holiness, are you referring to that boy Tang San!?"
Bibi Dong did not answer, but instead, with a gloomy expression, instructed Chrysanthemum Douluo, "Call everyone from the Martial Soul Battle Team over. I will check their bodies one by one!"
As the Rakshasa God's Legacy holder, Bibi Dong's power was also evil and dark, so she was exceptionally sensitive to the perception of evil power.
When Tang San used the Seven-in-One Fusion Technique, she had a sense of it. The dark power on him was a bit strong, but after all, he was Yu Xiaogang's Disciple, so she didn't think too much of it. Many people possessed dark power, and as long as they didn't embark on the Dao of a Fallen Soul Master, Spirit Hall allowed it.
However, from Bibi Dong's recent check, a small portion of Hu Liena's Life force had been devoured, and it had happened just recently. Among the Shrek Team, only Tang San possessed devouring power. He actually dared to secretly devour her Disciple's Life force. Although it wasn't much, it would inevitably have a certain impact on Hu Liena's future achievements.
Tang San dared to devour her Disciple's Life force right in front of her, the Supreme Pontiff. If it were elsewhere, wouldn't Tang San be even more reckless?
In no time, Xie Yue and the others were summoned to the Supreme Pontiff Palace. After Bibi Dong checked them one by one, she found that everyone's Life force had suffered varying degrees of loss, with Hu Liena and Xie Yue having the most. They were also the ones who had been injured by Tang San's external Spirit Bone, the Soul Devouring Eight Spider Lances!
"Nana, you all may leave first."
After Hu Liena and the others left, Bibi Dong's eyes gradually turned cold. She looked at Chrysanthemum Douluo, "Elder Yue, Nana and the others have all suffered some loss of Life force. Prepare a prescription to replenish their lost Life force. You can directly take any herbs within Spirit Hall."
"No problem, Your Holiness." Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan nodded in agreement. He had also just checked Hu Liena and the others' bodies. Fortunately, the loss was not significant, and since it was discovered early, it could still be recovered. If it had been delayed, such damage would have been permanent and irreversible.
"Your Holiness, how should we deal with this Fallen Soul Master, Tang San?" Ghost Douluo's voice was cold.
Hu Liena and Xie Yue had grown up under his and Chrysanthemum Douluo's watch. Publicly, Hu Liena called them Elders, but when alone, she called them Grandpa. They had no children, and had long treated these few as their own grandchildren.
How could he bear to see them suffer like this?
"We'll deal with it after the Tournament ends. Let them fight it out within the Heaven Dou Royal Academy first. If Shrek can turn the tables, we can use this matter to reclaim the rewards." A glint flashed in Bibi Dong's eyes as she looked at the distant outside of the Supreme Pontiff Palace, thinking to herself, "Xiaogang, oh Xiaogang, why did you teach a Fallen Soul Master! Are you a poor judge of character?"
Why Snake Lance Douluo came, of course, was inseparable from Shi Quan. He went to find Xue Qinghe precisely to hint at him to inform Bibi Dong.
And because of this matter, Qian Renxue was almost 100% certain that Shi Quan had guessed her identity.
The night passed without a word, and the next morning.
The Shrek Team and the Heaven Dou Battle Team rarely walked out of the hotel together.
The two teams stood facing each other. On the street, many Spirit Masters watched this scene, discussing animatedly.
The sunlight cast a golden glow on the Supreme Pontiff Palace. The two teams ascended the stone steps leading to the Supreme Pontiff Palace together.
On the judging panel, Bibi Dong and Ning Fengzhi and others were already in position. Beside them, the three Spirit Bones, as rewards, lay quietly in a red brocade plate, emitting a faint glow.
"The All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament Finals are about to begin. Both teams prepare. The match will start in fifteen minutes."
As the voice of the Cardinal referee fell, the two teams, one on the left and one on the right, came to the sides of the arena and sat down.
"I didn't expect the Finals to be so soon. Time really flies." Dugu Yan said somewhat awkwardly, looking at the arena in front of her.
"Yes, when we return to Heaven Dou City, we'll also be graduating." Yu Feng murmured wistfully.
Upon hearing this, Ye Lingling also gripped Shi Quan's hand. She could previously use studying as an excuse not to return to her Family, but if she graduated, her Family would definitely take her back immediately.
"It's okay, I'm here." Shi Quan gently patted Ye Lingling's hand.
"What are your plans after graduation?" Dugu Yan looked at everyone.
"We're returning to our Family." The Shi Family Brothers replied in a muffled tone.
Yu Feng waved his hand, "My dad told me to go back and inherit the peerage…"
Zhu Zhuqing also said, "I'm going to find Zhuang Zhou."
Shi Quan looked at Zhu Zhuqing, his expression paused, then he said, "I might have to go to a special place to Cultivate."
Ye Lingling held Shi Quan's hand, "Wherever Shi Quan goes, I go."
"Alright, I might have to undergo special training with Grandpa." Dugu Yan looked helpless, "Shi Quan, what is this special place you mentioned?"
"I'm not sure right now. We'll see then, maybe you all can go too." Shi Quan shook his head.
The place he spoke of was naturally not Slaughter City. Given the conflict between him and Tang San, if he went to Slaughter City, Tang Hao, that God of Slaughter, would certainly not let him leave Slaughter City alive.
Without absolute strength, he wouldn't seek death in Slaughter City.
The atmosphere on the Heaven Dou Battle Team's side was still very relaxed, chatting leisurely while waiting for the match to begin.
In contrast, the Shrek Team on the opposite side were all closing their eyes to rest, seriously preparing for the upcoming match.
"The Spirit Master Tournament Finals are about to begin. Please welcome both sides' contestants to the stage." The Cardinal, acting as referee, stepped forward and announced loudly.
Upon hearing this, Shi Quan stood up and led his team onto the arena with large strides.
Directly in front of them, Tang San had an air of "who else but me," Xiao Wu glared fiercely at Shi Quan, while Yu Tianheng looked at them with a complex expression. As for Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Ma Hongjun, their expressions were mostly solemn.
Both sides walked to their designated positions, silently facing each other.
"Both contestants may now activate their Martial Spirits and prepare." The referee's voice came again.
A surging spirit power erupted, and one spirit ring after another rose from beneath everyone's feet, emitting various lights.
A gentle breeze blew, and intense gazes clashed between the two sides. Everyone was poised and ready.
On the Shrek side, Tang San stood at the very front, behind him were Dai Mubai, Yu Tianheng, and Ma Hongjun, followed by Xiao Wu, and finally Ning Rongrong and Oscar at the very back.
In contrast, on the Heaven Dou side, Shi Quan stood alone at the very front. Behind him were Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Zhu Zhuqing, the three Young Misses, as well as the Shi Family Brothers and Yu Feng, a total of six people, standing three by three on the left and right sides behind Shi Quan, standing side by side.
This strange formation also aroused the curiosity of many people, as it was rare to see support Spirit Masters standing so far forward.
"Match start." One minute passed, and the referee's voice immediately resounded throughout the entire square.
As expected, the Shrek members, just like in the previous match, retreated backward as the match began. Oscar in the middle continued to repeat the incantation for creating Flying Mushroom Sausage as before.
"Why run? We won't eat you." Shi Quan chuckled softly. Eight golden rays extended from behind him. The Holy Dragon Eight Spears unfolded, and in the next second, as the golden light bloomed, Shi Quan's Aura began to surge wildly.
"Impossible, how can he also use the Seven-in-One Spirit Ability!" Yu Xiaogang's face below the stage drastically changed.
On the stage, the Holy Dragon Eight Spears extended from behind Shi Quan. Six of the Dragon Spears landed on the three people on each side. Under the shimmering golden light, a faint golden glow appeared on the six people. As the golden glow flowed, it carried immense spirit power, integrating into the Holy Dragon Eight Spears, and then converging into Shi Quan's body.
Then, the spirit rings of Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Zhu Zhuqing, and the other six lit up one by one. With each one that lit up, Shi Quan's Aura increased once.
"Charge!" Tang San roared, transforming into the formation he used when fighting the Martial Soul Battle Team.
That the Heaven Dou Battle Team also knew the Seven-in-One Fusion Technique far exceeded Tang San's expectations. In a flash, Tang San immediately decided to counter the Seven-in-One Fusion Technique with his own Seven-in-One Fusion Technique.
Tang San's Martial Spirit was the Blue Silver King, and he had another Martial Spirit, the Clear Sky Hammer!
Although the Shrek Team, in terms of both the quality and quantity of spirit rings, was inferior to the Heaven Dou Battle Team—after all, the Heaven Dou Battle Team was entirely composed of Spirit Ancestors, while Shrek still had three Spirit Elders, not to mention the spirit rings themselves.
But the Clear Sky Hammer was the world's number one Tool Spirit. In Tang San's eyes, even if Shi Quan and the others had stronger spirit power, relying on the Clear Sky Hammer's one-time burst power would surely be enough to break their Seven-in-One Fusion Technique.